Monday letters: Equal rights, business subsidy, Keystone

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May 2, 2014
| Updated: May 4, 2014 10:42pm

Regarding "Houston Partnership backs equal-rights measure" (Page B1, Wednesday), I trust that Houston City Council would act in the best interests of all the people of Houston, protecting every one of us from discrimination. This equal-rights ordinance shows me council's heart for our city.

My friends and I had to go before City Council and testify because we heard the Houston Area Pastors Council was coming, claiming to speak for the faith community. In the name of our Christian faith, they were speaking against this ordinance, and their language has been hateful and intolerant in the past. Tuesday was no different.

I pray for the day Houston Area Pastors Council will not raise their voice in our City Council chambers. Until that day, I'll be there whenever they are, raising another voice that says every human being on this planet is made in the image of God.

Regarding "UH's next law school dean to create pipeline for minorities, poor" (Page B1, Wednesday), despite the drop in law school applicants, law schools are still graduating way too many attorneys. There is still roughly only one attorney opening for every two law school graduates.

Even the top law schools aren't immune. Can you imagine the outcry if only 50 percent of doctors were able to find employment after med school/residency? That's exactly what's happening to the over-saturated legal job market.

Regarding "No special treatment for Tesla" (Page B11, April 28), the Texas franchise laws were bought and paid for by the Texas Automobile Dealers Association. Guess whom they benefit?

The purpose of the law is to restrain competition from independent automakers like Tesla. It creates a monopoly for the Texas Automobile Dealers. That is the plain truth. If they were sincere about the franchise model being that efficient and beneficial, they would welcome direct free-market competition without Big Government tilting the playing field in their direction.

Regarding "latest oil-train wreck prompts demands for more oversight of crude transportation" (Page A6, Friday), another oil-carrying train derailment and still President Obama refuses to authorize the completion of the Keystone XL Pipeline.

If he is waiting until just before the upcoming mid-term elections to grant approval, so he can say how "pro-business" he is, I think he is underestimating the intelligence of most Americans.